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Someone won over $2 million in an event that drew tens of thousands of people to the Goulds area of St. John's in the last several weeks.... Chase the Ace! Angela is joined by Kelly-Anne Roberts, Reporter with NTV, with all the updates on this exciting day!

Do students drink more than we think? Mount Royal is joining forces with other post-secondary institutions across Canada to take a look at the issue of excessive drinking on campuses. Angela is joined by Rachelle McGrath, Healthy Campus Team Lead within Wellness Services at Mount Royal.

According to Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst: Response to natural disasters like Harvey could be helped with game theory.

Are workplaces prepared for the upcoming changes? How are demands on employees and employers changing? Why are these changes happening? Angela chats with workplace expert, Dr. Melanie Peacock.

Ben Spooner, Volunteer firefighter who lives half-way between Houston and Galveston, and former Albertan, updates us on the current state of Huston. He has been busy battling Harvey and making families safe. 

Hurricane Harvey as continued to flood Texas. Lisa took to twitter to find help for her and her family in Houston. She was persistent at tweeting out her address and phone number. She was rescued by a boat this morning.

GUESTS: Traci Gillig (lead author on research)Doctoral Candidate at Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California Erica Rosenthal (co-author)Senior Research Associate at Hollywood, Health & Society, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California Kate Langrall Folb (co-author)Director of Hollywood, Health & Society, Annenb...

Chad Saunders, assistant professor with the Haskanye School of Business, joins Angela Kokott to chat about online doctors. 

For $50 you can log on and see a doctor over video chat thanks to a new virtual doctor service now available across Canada.... Maple. Doctors can even write prescriptions. Is this a good idea? Angela is joined first by Dr. Brett Belchetz, Maple CEO and a practicing emergency room physician in Toronto and then Chad Saunders, Assistant professor with the Haskanye School of Business.  

Leslie Gavel's daughter, a priveledged, middle-class adolescent became a "drop out" because she could not engage with traditional school, and it has been difficult for her to seperate herself from the stigma of being a "high school dropout." Gavel investigated the effect of a traditional brick and mortar school and the system behind it and found not answers, but more and more questions. You can re...

DanceSafe sets up drug testing booths at concerts and festivals. How would this company be beneficial for events such as Country Thunder which starts today? Jodi Hughes chats with Bryan Oley, COO/CFO of DanceSafe.

Did you know: Jobs that require workers to stand most of the time put their employees at a greater risk of heart disease than workers who mainly sit. Jodi Hughes is joined by Peter Smith, a senior scientist at the Institute for Work & Health and an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

According to a new survey... stress is the reason 1 in 4 Canadians quit their job. Jodi Hughes is joined by Arturo Gallo, content manager at Monster Canada.

Jodi Hughes is joined by News Talk 770 reporter John Himpe to chat about safe consumption sites. Do people even know where they are located? 

What changes are Health Canada considering in light of the legislation that came out of Vanessa's law? Jodi Hughes is joined by David Lee, chief regulatory officer at Health Canada.

There are many reasons why a woman might need hormone support, but hormone replacement therapy is most commonly used to help women treat menopausal symptoms and protect their long term health.  We’re joined by Dr. Beth Donaldson of Copeman Healthcare to discuss when you might need hormone therapy and what the best options are.

In a recent study, this guest sought to understand children’s thinking processes when they are first figuring out how to lie. Gail Heyman, Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, has the details. 

NAFTA negotiations begin today. We get the full update from Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Mary Washington.

Mary Grams woman's engagement ring went missing 13 years and the story of how she got it back is almost impossible to believe!

This is the first generation of kids who will be exposed to such personal details about their parents thanks to Facebook/Instagram. What kind of effect is social media having on child/parent relationships? Kelly Dean Schwartz, Associate Professor in the School and Applied Child Psychology at the University of Calgary, shares his thoughts on Calgary Today. 

A widely used pesticide is placing bumblebee populations at an increased risk of extinction. Jodi Hughes is joined by Nigel Raine, an environmental science professor at the University of Guelph. 

Barbara Perry, a University of Ontario Institute of Technology professor who studies hate crimes, told Jodi Hughes that she believes what occurred in Charlottesville could happen in Canada.

Time to reflect on Bruce's amazing career as he reaches his retirement from News Talk 770! You will be missed around here, Bruce. 

This new study suggests that women suffering from insomnia during pregnancy are twice as likely to deliver premature babies. Jodi Hughes is joined by Dr. Jennifer Felder, post-doctoral research fellow in the Preterm Birth Initiative at University of California San Francisco, to learn more. 

Derek Fildebrandt, MLA for Strathmore-Brooks, advertised his downtown Edmonton apartment for rent on Airbnb. Is there anything wrong with him subletting his place while claiming thousands of dollars in rent from the public? What are the rules? Fletcher Kent, Reporter with Global Edmonton, has all the details.